architecture

Roberto Burle Marx Estate, Chapel of Santo Antônio da Bica

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Capela de Santo Antônio da Bica [Portuguese]

Architecture

higher-level structure
Roberto Burle Marx Estate
built
1690
culture
Portuguese, Brazilian
style/period
Portuguese colonial
work type
Roman Catholic church, chapel

Architecture: Roberto Burle Marx Estate

historic names
Sítio Santo Antônio da Bica [Portuguese]
1949-1985
Santo Antônio da Bica Plantation
Engenho Santo Antônio da Bica [Portuguese]
Bica Plantation
Engenho da Bica [Portuguese]
Fazenda da Bica [Portuguese]
built
1949-1994
culture
Brazilian
work type
landscape garden, botanical garden
architect
Roberto Burle Marx

Specifications

Specification: Roberto Burle Marx Estate

area
400,000 m²

Geography

America » Latin America » South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro (State) » Rio de Janeiro » West Zone » Barra da Guaratiba
local language location name
Rio de Janeiro, Brasil [Portuguese]
historical affiliations
1690-1822
Portuguese Empire
1690-1815
State of Brazil
1815-1822
United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Sítio Roberto Burle Marx
type
cultural
criteria
II, IV
designation
reference
1620